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The 16 pages that link to Alarm call, each with the reason it gives.

• Predator avoidanceBroader topic: A warning can prompt nearby prey to hide, flee, or become vigilant.

• Kin selectionRelated: Some alarm calls can protect nearby relatives while imposing costs on callers.

• Mobbing (animal behavior)Related: Studies of alarm signaling provided a central route into the study of mobbing.

• Acoustic communicationBroader topic: It demonstrates how a sound can convey information that prompts an immediate response.

• VocalizationBroader topic: Alarm calls show how vocal sounds can prompt rapid defensive responses.

• BaboonRelated: Baboon calls can convey information about danger and help coordinate group responses.

• Olive baboonRelated: Baboons produce distinct calls in response to predators and other dangers.

• MuntjacRelated: Muntjacs produce repeated barks in response to disturbance or predators.

• Communication (biology)Broader topic: Alarm calls show how a signal can rapidly change the behavior of nearby animals.

• Guinea fowlRelated: Guinea fowl use loud calls to alert flock members to danger.

• OxpeckerRelated: Oxpeckers’ calls may alert mammal hosts to nearby threats.

• SpermophilusRelated: Ground squirrels use alarm calls to alert nearby colony members to predators.

• Australian magpieRelated: Magpies use alarm calls to alert group members to predators and intruders.

• ChitalRelated: Chital use calls and other signals to alert nearby deer to danger.

• ChlorocebusNarrower topic: Vervet calls are one specialized example of a broader warning behavior.

• Dik-dikRelated: The sharp call that names dik-diks can alert nearby animals to danger.